DAIRY EXPORTS

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 96, 17 January 1935, Page 12

DAIRY EXPORTS

Butter and Cheese Shipments FIVE MONTHS’ FIGURES Shipments of butter last month totalled 15,612 tons, a decrease of 2686 tons compared with those for December, 1930. Of last month’s shipments 84 per cent, was consigned and 16 per cent, so d i.0.b., as against 92 per cent, consigned and 8 percent. sold f.o.b. in December, 1903. Shipments of butter for the five weeks the 1934-35 season ended December 31 totalled 57,000 tons, compared with 59 787 for the corresponding period of the 1933-34 season, a decrease of 2ib< tons. Details of the shipments compare as follow: Five Months to December 31. 1934. 1933.

Australia’s shipments of butter to the United Kingdom last month totalled loaju tons, compared with 1-1,461 tons for December, 1933. For the five months ended December b L sh tpmeiUs totalled 47,434 tons, compared with 40,042 tons for the corresponding period of IJod, an increase of 1892 tons. Shipments of cheese from Australia to the United Kingdom for the five months were 3391 tons, compared with 1908 tons a year ago. Shipments of butter from Argentina to the United Kingdom for the five months totalled 2155 tons, compared with tons a year ago. Shipments of cheese last month were 12 308 tons, compared with 14,087 tons t 0; December, 1933, a decrease of Ih9. For the five months ended December 31, shipments at 37,582 tons showed an mcrease of 1033 tons, as follow

BUTTER AND CHEESE Position of Stocks The position of stoeksjof dairy produce as at January 1 is shown by the Dairy Board’s latest returns as follows:— Butter.

Estimated stocks of all butters in London, ineluding private and provincial stores and steamers “d Ot 20,938 18.800 25,000 Stocks in N.Z., including load ed into steamers not sailed finaHy at Jan.

Cheese. The estimated stocks of cheese at London, Liverpool and Bristol at January 1 were as follow : — 1935. 1934. 1933.

Stocks in New Zealand, in- ' eluding steammens not sail-

The following are the stocks of butter and cheese held ju Canada at January 1:

Taking into account Canadian cheese both in Canada and the United Kingdom, the position at January 1 shows:—

The following are the stocks of butter and cheese held in U.S.A at January 1: 1935 1934 1933. Tons. Tons. Tons. Butter 21.023 49.647 9.841 Cheese 40.110 34.720 25.781 Butter and Cheese Weak The New Zealand Producers' Co-oper-ative Marketing Association’s weekly cabled market report from London dated January 15 is as follows:—Butter: Market dull due to buyers having filled their requirements during the recent rise. New Zealand finest grade. SO/- to 81/-; Danish. 115/- to 116/-. Cheese: Market dull. New Zealand white and coloured, 45/6 to 46 /-. Joseph Nathan and Company. Ltd., cave received from their principals, Trengrouse and Nathan, Ltd.. London, the following cabled advice, dated January 15: —New Zealand butter, 80/-. New Zealand cheese: White and coloured. 46/-. Both markets weak. Base Metals Market By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. (Received January IG, 0.10 p.m.) •Sydney, January 1(1. The official Loudon (middle) quotations for Tuesday, as reported by the Australian Mines aud Metals Association, compare under'with those previously cabled:— Jau. 1-1. Jan. 15.

London • ~ Tons. 43.922 Tons. 47,039 AvonmoutJi & Cardiff .. Manchester 2.907 2.811. 3,424 3.001 2,044 2,500 3,413 3,037 Glasgow ..«••••••••« ,— .— 13 -— 03 43 301 219 Panama 159 129 JamaiCii . • • »••■••• 279 103 Other countlies »••••• Total tons 57,000 59,787

Five Months to Decemta Tons. Tons. T „„ fl ._ 31,223 29,916 Avonmouth and Cardiff 1,951 1,879 L527 1500 Glasgow .. 1,422 1,582 Other countries ... 47 43 Total tons .... .. 37.582 36,549

1935. 1934. ' 1933. Tons. Tons. Tone.

N.Z. stocks afloat .... 19,400 21,490 14.966 39,800 43,200 35,666

Tons. Tons. Tons. N.Z. and Aus3,440 5,054 tralian .... 8,098 Canadian .... 6,837 9,455 6,770 14,935 12,895 11,824

ed finally at Jan. 1 N.Z. stocks afloat 16.000 20,000 15,013 16,231 19,400 12,962 31,043 36.231 32,362 Total in sight 45.078 49,126 44,186

1935 Tons. 1934. Tons. 1933. Tons. ... 14,151 9.575 9,075 Cheese ... 7.035 7.0S3 5.778

1935. Tone* 1934. To net. 1933. Ton«. In Canada ... 7,635 7.083 5,778 In United Kingdom 6,817 9,455 6.77(7 14,472 16.538 12,543

Per ton. Per ton. £ s. 28 1 d. 10* £ 27 s. 18 d. 9 Standard, forward 28 10 7i 28 8 9 Electrolytic 31 5 0 31 0 0 to 31 13 0 31 10 0 Wire bars 31 15 0 31 10 0 LeadSpot 10 5 0 to 5 0 10 10 0 10 10 0 Spelter— 12 0 0 12 0 0 1 11 7> 0 12 6 'flu— 230 12 (J 230 13 u 228 1ft 3 22S 18 9 SilverStandard, per oz, . ITine ■». 21jd. 21 9-l(id. 2ft7-16d. 26} d.